Outlet or junction box.



Patnte'd Apr. 6,?11909.

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v f Specification. of Letters recent. #Wmme-1119s July 29.190? 'Serial Ne. 444.894 y l le it known that I, G; ORGE A. LU'r-z., a cltlzen of the United States, andresident of I Plainfield, in the countyr of. Union and State .specication s in connectionr with ymetal -conduits for electric wires, whereby access may vreadily be'` 15.V

of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Outlet or Junct1on Boxes, of which the following is a lThe object of my' invention is to provide improved' means for detachably connecting` the caps or covers of outlet. or junction boxes, .orqother analogous fittings, directly had to the interior of theboxes' or fittings,

, and yet good electric contact between such I tween the box, the conduits.' j .j .j

' The invention also comprises the novel details ofv improvement and combinations of V parts that will be more fully hereinafter seti ing drawings forming part hereof, wherein;-`

, cap or' cover and the conduits may be had,

while also providin fa convenient space within'the box or fitting for making electric connections and closing any openings becap j or cover 'and the forth and then pointed out 1n the claims.

. Reference 1s to be had tdthe accompany- 'Figure 1 1s a perspective view of an outlet o r junction box embodying my improve- A ments, showing .the'conduits in section; Fig.

2'is a section substantially' on the line 2, 2, 1in Fig. -1; Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly broken on the plane of the line 3, 3, in Fig.

2;`Fig. .4 is a detail of one 'of the branchesl of thebox, and Fig. 5 is ai detail view of one i end'of a conduit.

Similar vnumerals of reference 'indicate corresponding 'parts in the several views. l

The numerall in the drawings indicates conduits' adapted to contain electric wires,

" which'conduits are 4of the character having y said conduits are shown provided with removable' covers 2, which covers may be detachably connected lwith the conduits in any suitable manner. In the construction shown r 'jecting-.portions indicated at l", providing .grooves'm whic the covers 2 are adapte \to-"fit, andin which grooves lthe covers may so aus The junction box or' receptacle is indicated generally at j 3 '.a-'ndgits removable cap orroverY at 4, said boxbeing shown' open on 2, whereby t sliding too far within the box.

- ing a similar` number of one side and 'provided with a lurality of branches 3, respectively adapte to receive the conduits 1 which project into the' branches a suitable'distance, asbetween the bottom and -side Walls of said branches, providlng, a. bond-like connection. yI have s liownthe ends of branches 3 provided with tongues ba adapted to. pass through slotsilb in conduits lto irmlyvand detachably hold the parts together.' 1 Thecap or cover-4 corresponds -substantially in outline to the form of the lbox and'is provided'with'flanges or PBL/enten Ap'rn e, moa1 wallsl 4 that overlap, .and are shown extend- Y ing' along, the outer sides of the corresponding :walls of the box and the adjacent ends of the conduits,- and at 4b the cap or cover L lis extended beyondthe anges or Wallsfia over the respective conduits, the metal being slit as at 4, a'nd the 'lower portions of the. Y

`webs or walls at ltf1-are curved or bent toV engage and grip the conduits, as at'the projecting portions 1L thereof, whereby a close fit is made between said parts andthe cap orL cover is securely detachably 'connected with the conduits, the portions 4", of the cap or cover Ahaving sufiicient' resiliency, to enable the curved portions 4:@ .to snap over orV upon the corresponding portions :of the conduits.

'-By the means described, the cap orcover is securely attached to the 'conduits and electrical contact is` made therewith,` and the portions 4a, 4P cover the joints of the conduits and box' e'ectively. At the ends vof the branch ortions of the capor cover .that

overlie theA ranches of the -box andv the conduits are closing end walls 4.?, formed from the metal blank for thejcap or cover and close it with the covers 2, preferably by'extending into the conduits inline with the correspondinv cover 2, as indicated in Fig.

the v cover 2 is'y prevented from shown bent downbetween the p ortionsev v and extending suic1entlyfar to -make a The outlet box may be made of .suitable shape and may have any desired number of' branchesfor outlets, the c'ap'or cover 4 .hav-

branches and V-the means, suchas 4, forgrippi-ng the conduits.

After the wlresiarelaid in thebox and anyl` suitable connectionmade therein, the caV or cover 4 may readily be placed upon thej ox,

*and by pushing: the same down the parts 4d .AIcl

sity of using other fastenings,

thereof may be-caused to engage and -grip the conduits and thereby the cap or cover is held securely in place without the necesand the cap or cover may be readily removed by lifting it oit', the parts-4b, 4d havingsuiicient resiliency for the' purpose.

While I havel referred to my improvements as applied in an outletor junction box it will be understood that the same may be used for attachment directly to conduits,

with other analogous fittings for electric devices in connection with metal conduits, such as the Well known rosettes or other receptacles used for taking of branch lines from electric conductors, and for making other similar connections.

By the arrangements described the cap or cover et may be made in-raised or hollow form above the box and conduits to provide an interior space in which connections of the contained conductors may be made, and such cap or'covei' will be supported by and upon the conduits and above the same.

Having now described my invention what aim 1s:-V l. The combination of a conduit and a box operatively associate-d therewith, with a cap having depending walls to overlap the box walls, said cap being provided with means to engage the walls of the conduit to retain the cap in position.

2. The combination of a conduit and a box operatively associated therewith, with a cap having depending Walls to overlap the box walls and having means toengage' the l sides of the conduit to retain the cap in posithe box,

tion, said cap having end closures.

3. The combination of a conduit having a cover and a box receiving the conduits, with a cap having depending walls to overlap the box walls and provided with means to engage the conduit, saidY cap .having end' closures adjacent said means and in line with the cover of the conduit.

4. The combination of'a box andconduits, andk means to secure the conduits to the box, with a cap having depending walls to overlap the box and provided with bent portions to engage the walls of the conduits to retain the cap in position. Y

5. The combination of a box and conduits, and means to secure the conduits to with a cap having depending walls projecting -`to\oi`@ rlap the box and vprovided with bent portionsr to engage the conduits, and closures for the ends of the vca 6. The combination of a Idoxand conduits operatively alined therewith, with a cap comprising a iece of metal bent to form top and side wa s, v the latter' being provided with slits forming intermediate wall portions and end walls, the latter being bent to engage the conduits.

A box lwithsaid conduits,

the box,

T. lhe combination of conduits having projecting portions on opposite sides and removable covers engaging said projecting portions, with a box, means to connect said a cap having top and side walls, the latter having slits providing separate depending walls, the end walls having bent portions to engage the projecting portions of the conduit.

8. The combination of conduits having projecting portions on opposite sides and removable covers engaging the projecting portion ofthe conduits, witha box alined with theconduits, means to connectI said box with said conduits, a cap having top and side walls, the later having slits providing separate depending walls, the end walls having bent portions to engage corresponding poi'- tioiis of the conduit, of the cap.

9. The combination of a box having at least three branches one of which is substantially at right angles to the others, conduits adapted to coincide with said branches and means to connect the conduits with the box, with a cap having intermediate walls to overlap the walls of the box and provided with branches corresponding to the the end portions of said branches being free vfrom said walls of the cap, and bent to correspond with the conduits for engagement therewith.

10. The combination of a box and conduits, and means to secure the lconduits to the box from displacement, with a-cap fitting over the box and having means to engage the sides of the conduits to hold the cap in place.

l1. lThe combination of a box and conduits, and means to secure the conduits to the box from displacement, with a cap itting over the box and having bent portions to engage the sides oi the conduits to hold the cap in place.

12. The combination of a box and conduits operatively associated therewith, .with a cap made in hollow form to fit over the box to form-a space over the box, said cap having means to engage the sides of the conduits to hold the cap 1n place. I

13. The combination of a box and con` duits operatively associated therewith, with a cap made in hollow form to t over the box to form a space over the'box, said cap having bent portions to engage the sides -of the conduits to hold the cap 1n place, said cap having end closures. y 14. An outlet box 'prdvided with a cap made in hollow form havingI depending walls to overlap the box and also having bent portions to engage the sides of conduits, and closures at the ends of thecap.v

15. An outlet ,box having hollow form having slits mits'sidewalls,

and closures at the endsA branches of a cap made in Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 17th da).Y of July, A- D. 1908.

portions of said walls being bent to engage conduits. f

16. An outlet box having a cap made in hollow form having slits in its sidewalls, GEORGE A. LUTZ.

-j portions of said walls being bent to engage Y"lVitnesses:

conduits, and closing walls at the ends of T. F. BOURNE, the cap. l MARIE T. WAINRIGri'r. 

